In part I of our crate LT1 build (March 2005), GMHTP described the process by which Golen Engine Service produces its affordable 383 LT1 short block. While the age-old adage "there is no replacement ...

As with all of Golen's packages, the ball gets rolling with precision machine work. Unique to the supercharger package, though, is the use of billet splayed main caps. Once the cylinders have been ...

Later this year, Chevrolet will push out the seventh-gen Corvette powered by the fifth-gen small-block Chevy V8 (Gen V LT1). The all-new engine revives the historic LT1 name and promises at least 450 ...

When the very first production small-block Chevy V-8 engine appeared in 1955, it was revolutionary for a number of reasons. Physically, it was smaller and 50 pounds lighter than the "Blue Flame" ...

The current Chevrolet Corvette is knocking out Nürburgring records left and right, but remember, the previous generation's model was no slouch either. At its heart was an LT1 V8 engine that GM ...